diff --git a/lib/app.js b/lib/app.js
index d7a57fa..1f291c9 100644
--- a/lib/app.js
+++ b/lib/app.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 var express = require('express')
   , app = express.createServer()
   , db = require('./db').db
-  , config = require('./config').load()
+  , config = require('./config')
   , MongoStore = require('connect-mongodb');
 ;
 
diff --git a/lib/boot.js b/lib/boot.js
index 337852b..d0a5932 100644
--- a/lib/boot.js
+++ b/lib/boot.js
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 // dependencies for initial app load
+require('./log');
 // use spawn inheritance
 require('./spawn');
+// custom logging
 
 lib = {};
 
-var config = require('./config').load()
+var config = require('./config')
   , fs = require('fs')
   , app = require('./app')
   , plugins = fs.readdirSync(__dirname + '/plugins')
diff --git a/lib/config.js b/lib/config.js
index 9f125ed..a3814b6 100644
--- a/lib/config.js
+++ b/lib/config.js
@@ -1,23 +1,11 @@
 var CONFIG_PATH = './config/'
   , fs = require('fs')
-  , cache = {};
-
-exports.load = function(path) {
-  var data = fs.readFileSync(CONFIG_PATH + (path || (path = 'app.json')))
-    , json = cache[path] || (cache[path] = JSON.parse(data))
-    , bootedJSON = bootParams()
-  ;
-  
-  if(bootedJSON) {
-    for(var key in bootedJSON) {
-      if(bootedJSON.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
-        json[key] = bootedJSON[key];
-      }
-    }
-  }
-  
-  return json;
-};
+  , util = require('util')
+  , cache = {}
+  , data = fs.readFileSync(CONFIG_PATH + 'app.json')
+  , json =JSON.parse(data)
+  , bootedJSON = bootParams()
+;
 
 function bootParams() {
   for(var i = 0; i < process.argv.length; i++) {
@@ -27,4 +15,19 @@ function bootParams() {
       return JSON.parse(val.substr(3, val.length - 1));
     }
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+if(bootedJSON) {
+  for(var key in bootedJSON) {
+    if(bootedJSON.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
+      json[key] = bootedJSON[key];
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+var log = 'Configuration \n'
+        + util.inspect(json);
+        
+console.log(log);
+
+module.exports = json;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/db.js b/lib/db.js
index c0d11c3..f2c9579 100644
--- a/lib/db.js
+++ b/lib/db.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-var config = require('./config').load()
+var config = require('./config')
   , mongodb = require('mongodb')
   , ObjectID = require('mongodb').BSONPure.ObjectID
   , connectionString = config['db-host'] + config['db']
diff --git a/lib/model.js b/lib/model.js
index 6b2df9f..c117063 100644
--- a/lib/model.js
+++ b/lib/model.js
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ Model = module.exports = emitter.spawn({
                 collection: _self.collection,
                 name: _self.name || _self.collection
               };
-            } 
+            }
             
             delete json._id;
             _self.description = _self.description || {};
@@ -412,6 +412,8 @@ Model = module.exports = emitter.spawn({
             _self.configure(_self.description, function(err) {
               if(err) console.error(err);
             });
+            
+            console.info('Updating', _self.name || _self.collection, json);
           }
         })
         .fetch()
@@ -446,6 +448,8 @@ Model = module.exports = emitter.spawn({
         }
     ;
     
+    console.info('Defining routes:', model.name || model.collection);
+    
     function handler(req, res, next) {
       var query = req.query
         , id = req.param('id')
diff --git a/lib/plugins/models/index.js b/lib/plugins/models/index.js
index 5ae6d6d..3ed7c4c 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/models/index.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/models/index.js
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ var Settings = require('../settings/settings')
 
 var models = module.exports.models = {};
 var refresh = module.exports.refresh = function() {
+  
+  
   Settings
     .spawn()
     .find({plugin: 'models'})
diff --git a/lib/plugins/settings/index.js b/lib/plugins/settings/index.js
index ee4317b..842e99f 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/settings/index.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/settings/index.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 var app = require('../../app')
-  , config = require('../../config').load()
+  , config = require('../../config')
   , Settings = require('./settings')
   , Setting = require('./setting')
   , models = require('../models')